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Northwest Africa 7614
Basic information Name: Northwest Africa 7614
     This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name.
Abbreviation: NWA 7614
Observed fall: No
Year found: 2011
Country: (Northwest Africa)
Mass:help 226 g
Classification
  history:
Meteoritical Bulletin:  MB 102  (2013)  LL3
Recommended:  LL3    [explanation]

This is 1 of 487 approved meteorites classified as LL3.   [show all]
Search for other: LL chondrites, LL chondrites (type 3), Ordinary chondrites, and Ordinary chondrites (type 3)
Comments: Approved 29 Jan 2013
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Date:P 2011
Mass (g):226
Pieces:1
Class:LL3
Shock stage:S2
Weathering grade:W2
Fayalite (mol%):38.5±16.8 (15.3 - 76.4, n=31)
Ferrosilite (mol%):13.8±10.8 (0.1 - 25.6, n=17)
Wollastonite (mol%):0.1-4.8
Classifier:S. Li, PMO
Type spec mass (g):27
Type spec location:PMO
Main mass:Zuokai Ke
Comments:Purchased by Ke Zuokai from a meteorite dealer. Numerous BO and PO chondrules (200 to 300 um) are set in fine-grained matrix. Abundance of opaque phases is low (<2%).; submitted by W. Hsu
Institutions
   and collections		 PMO: Purple Mountain Observatory, Nanjing, China (institutional address; updated 16 Dec 2011)
Catalogs:
References: Published in Meteoritical Bulletin, no. 102, MAPS 50, 1662, September 2015
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Geography: 
Coordinates:Unknown.

Statistics:
     This is 1 of 9710 approved meteorites from (Northwest Africa) (plus 1853 unapproved names)
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